Any Illicit Drug Addiction or Drug Abuse in Massachusetts Over a One Year Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health):

• In Massachusetts it was estimated on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach that the total number of individuals with an illicit drug addiction or drug abuse problem over a one year period was 196,000. For this estimation illicit drugs includes marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
  • An estimated 33,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction or drug abuse problem in Massachusetts over a one year period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
  • An estimated 77,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction or drug abuse problem in Massachusetts over a one year period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
  • An estimated 86,000 of the individuals with an illicit drug addiction or drug abuse problem in Massachusetts over a one year period were 26 or older.

Any Illicit Drug Use Other Than Marijuana in Massachusetts Over a One Month Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health):

• In Massachusetts it was estimated on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach that the total number of illicit drug users other than marijuana users in a one month period was 196,000. For this estimation illicit drugs include cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
  • An estimated 33,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users in Massachusetts over a one month period were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
  • An estimated 69,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users in Massachusetts over a one month period were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
  • An estimated 94,000 of illicit drug users other than marijuana users in Massachusetts over a one month period were 26 or older.

Illicit Drug Use in Massachusetts Over a One Month Period (Annual Averages Based on 2002 and 2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health):

• In Massachusetts it was estimated on a survey-weighted hierarchical Bayes estimation approach that the total number of illicit drug users in a one month period was 500,000. For this estimation illicit drugs include marijuana/hashish, cocaine (including crack), heroin, hallucinogens, inhalants, or any prescription-type psychotherapeutic used nonmedically
  • An estimated 71,000 of the illicit drug users in Massachusetts were between the ages of 12-17 years old.
  • An estimated 185,000 of the illicit drug users in Massachusetts were between the ages of 18-25 years old.
  • An estimated 244,000 of the illicit drug users in Massachusetts were 26 or older.